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Employers, beware. It has been reported that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has recently begun random onsite inspections of STEM OPT employment. Reports are that ICE, during its inspections, has questioned employers about whether U.S. workers...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Academic institutions will appreciate this. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has issued its much-awaited Technical Assistance Guidance for Educational Institutions. In publishing these materials, the OFCCP recognizes that academic...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Millennials, can you relate to your older co-workers? Everybody and their dog has workshops these days on how older workers should relate to Millennials. That's a fine idea, but does anyone ever offer a workshop to Millennials on how to relate to...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor issued its Final Rule regarding the salary thresholds that apply to certain exempt white-collar employees. The new salary thresholds will take effect on January 1. The DOL received more than 116,000 comments...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration drug and alcohol Clearinghouse opened for registration on Saturday, and the database will go live on January 6. According to the FMCSA, “The Clearinghouse is a secure online database that will give...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

On a party-line vote. Yesterday afternoon, the Senate confirmed Eugene Scalia as the new Secretary of Labor, replacing Alexander Acosta, who resigned in July because of his role in a Jeffrey Epstein federal plea deal....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Here's your own personal copy. Highlights of the regulations, which will take effect January 1, are available here....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

He's a talented guy. He hardly said a thing. The confirmation hearing for President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Labor, Eugene Scalia, took place yesterday. The nominee did a good job -- I'm not sure he answered a single question....By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

HR people, you know what I'm talking about. Sharks, vampires, tornadoes, heights, and evil clowns are scary. But sometimes the scariest thing to a management-side lawyer is what employers themselves say. Here are 10 things employers sometimes say...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What a colossal waste this has been. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a Notice, published in yesterday's Federal Register, proposing that it will not seek to collect employers' compensation data (aka "Category 2" data) after the...By: Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP